Utah · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Salt Lake County, UT
Salt Lake County (population 1,220,916) records real-property documents through the Salt Lake County Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Salt Lake County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Salt Lake County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 2001 South State Street, Suite N1-600, Salt Lake City, UT 84190
- Phone
- (385) 468-8145
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00, except holidays
- Website
- saltlakecounty.gov/recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Salt Lake County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 per document
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per legal description over 10
- Other fees
- Plats $50.00 per sheet plus $2.00 per lot or unit; copies $2.00 per page; certified copy $5.00 plus $2.00 per page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Salt Lake County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Salt Lake County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5 x 11 paper; blank space 2.5 inches down by 4.5 inches across in upper-right of first page; 1-inch margins on later pages; black ink, no smaller than 7 lines per inch; one side only; not bound
- Submission & return
- Originals are returned by mail after recording
- Turnaround
- Originals returned by mail in 2–3 weeks
Checked against official Salt Lake County and Utah sources on October 6, 2026: saltlakecounty.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Salt Lake County?
Salt Lake County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Salt Lake County, Utah
- Prepare the document so it meets Salt Lake County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Salt Lake County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Salt Lake County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Salt Lake County property are searchable at Salt Lake County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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